Qin Nian looked at the neatly arranged ridges and said, "Geng Feng, let's plant some eggplants, peppers and tomatoes on the edge of the field. Can they grow?"
Geng Feng's eyes lit up: "It should be able to grow. Let's bring the seeds up tomorrow. Even if there is no harvest, it will be a waste of time at most, and we won't lose anything.
Once the harvest is done, we will have vegetables to eat.”
Qin Nian thought again of the land full of dandelions. Although the soil there was a little thin, wild vegetables could grow there, so crops should be able to grow there too, at least some of them could.
It's just that carrying water to irrigate the fields is a little far, but this is not a problem for her. There is spiritual spring water in her space, which she can use whenever she wants with her mind.
Thinking of the space, Qin Nian decided to make good use of it.
Once it's done, the vegetables we grow will be enough to eat and we may even be able to sell them for money. Our house is so small and shabby, we need to rebuild it.
The courtyard wall also needs to be repaired. The prerequisite for doing this is money, a lot of money, so she must work hard.
At noon, the two men finished all the work and put the tools and the small jar of soybean paste into the cave.
The two dug some wild vegetables and cut a few bunches of leeks. The leeks were a little old, dark green, and hard, so they could only eat them once. Fortunately, there were some leeks in the space that had been put in before, so they could take them out when they wanted to eat them.
As usual when going down the mountain, Qin Nian walked in front and Geng Feng followed not far behind.
When he returned home, Qin Nian found that someone else had come to his house.
Mother Qin led three young people, two men and one woman, and they stood in the yard, like standing on a dead branch.
Mrs. Li stood at the door of the room, using an oak stick in her hand as a crutch, and a kitchen knife was placed on an old wooden stool beside her.
During this period, she was able to eat her fill and drink spiritual spring water every day, which made her feel particularly good. Mrs. Li's injuries healed quite quickly.
Today is the first time to go out.
She stood at the door, looking majestic. Qin Nian understood at a glance that she was stopping several people in the yard from entering the house.
Needless to say, Mrs. Qin was the original body's biological grandmother. Qin Nian didn't recognize any of the three young men.
Seeing Qin Nian coming back, Mrs. Qin forced a smile on her wrinkled face. She wanted to appear more kind, at least better than Mrs. Li who was standing at the door with a covetous look in her eyes.
"Xiao Nian, your mother is sick, very sick. She held on until she breathed her last breath just to see you."
Mrs. Li immediately retorted: "Mrs. Qin, you said you are old, why are you lying?
You tricked me, Xiao Nian, back and sold me so that you could buy food? You are so shameless. "
Qin Nian ignored Granny Qin. She put down the backpack and walked over to Granny Li.
"Grandma, why did you get out of bed? Are your legs okay?"
"Why not? It's all right now, look."
Mrs. Li lifted her injured leg and shook it a few times, smiling smugly:
"Are you all right now? I, your grandmother, am the kindest person in the entire Dawa Village.
My leg is injured, so God sent a fairy to come every night and blow her air on my injured leg. How could it not heal quickly?
Tomorrow I will go up the mountain with you to dig vegetables. It would be even better if we can find a snake.
Sell the big snake for money, kill the small snake, and grandma will roast the snake meat for you to eat."
Qin Nian chuckled: "Grandma, do you think it's that easy to find a big snake? Even if you do find it, it takes a lot of effort to catch it."
The grandfather and grandson were chatting and laughing, not taking those people seriously at all.
"You are Xiao Nian sister, right?"
The young woman took a few steps forward, looked at Qin Nian and said, "I'm your sister-in-law, my name is Zhao Xiaocao."
Mrs. Li pointed at her with a wooden shovel and said, "Whether you are Zhao Cao or Qian Cao, step back.
A woman with a dirty heart and body is a ghost soldier just like Granny Qin. Stay away from my clean little Nian. "
Zhao Xiaocao took two steps back, pulled over the two young men who came with him and began to introduce them:
"This is your eldest brother, Qin Duo. This is your second brother, Qin Kai.
Our mother is sick, very sick. She is holding on to her last breath just to see you.
She said that she had no choice but to throw you away, and now she regrets it. She wants your forgiveness before she dies.
Originally, a few of us were supposed to stay at home to take care of mom, and grandma would come to pick you up herself.
We were afraid that you wouldn't believe what grandma said, so we followed her."
Qin Nian had a blank expression on his face: "Are you done? If you're done, leave quickly and go back to take care of your mother-in-law, lest she dies without you by her side.
That is extremely unfilial.
I say it again, Li Dahua is not my mother, and her life or death has nothing to do with me."
Qin Nian didn't believe what Zhao Xiaocao said when he met her for the first time.
Even if what she said was true, so what? A woman who could throw her own child into the woods to feed the wolves was not worthy of Qin Nian to see her off.
Besides, Li Dahua is definitely not her mother.
Mrs. Li laughed and said, "That grass, my little Nian has made it clear, right? Get out of here now.
Oh, Mrs. Qin, if I were you, I would take these children up the mountain to dig vegetables. If we can’t find any, we would look deep into the mountains.
If you really can't do anything, just find a tree to lie down and serve as fertilizer for the tree. It's really despicable to want to live when you can't afford to live. "
Zhao Xiaocao was angry: "Old hag, your contempt is nothing."
Qin Duo, who had been silent, was also full of anger and pointed at Qin Nian:
"I'm telling you the truth. My parents have found a family for you. Just come back with me honestly today and I won't say anything.
If you don't behave, I'll beat this old hag as well."
These words made Qin Nian very angry.
She looked at Granny Li and said, "Grandma, please go into the house."
Mrs. Li handed the oak shovel in her hand to Qin Nian: "Why would I go into the house? I'm here to help you. Let's beat these two bull-bearing guys and the two ghost soldiers to death."
After saying this, he reached out and picked up the kitchen knife on the wooden stool and was about to rush up:
"I'll cut that grass first. You're still young, if you want to sell yourself, sell yourself. Why do you want to sell my Xiao Nian? Can I keep you?"
"You old pious woman, you are really good at pretending."
Qin Duo cursed as he ran towards Mrs. Li and reached out to hit her.
Qin Nian picked up the oak wood and lifted it up.
Qin Duo snorted coldly. When he came, Qin Rongsheng and Li Dahua reminded him that if he failed to trick Qin Nian back, he should capture her by force.
There was an old man in his fifties in their village. His surname was Wang and his family was quite well-off.
A while ago, Old Wang's wife died. After only a few days, Old Wang couldn't stand the loneliness and was eager to remarry.
The conditions were stated yesterday: young, beautiful girls, under 18 years old.
The betrothal gift is ten taels of silver, and if the bride is very satisfied, ten kilograms of cornmeal will be added.
Qin Rongsheng and Li Dahua were excited when they heard the news. They had asked at a brothel in the county before, and a young girl could be sold for five taels of silver.
For the five taels of silver, they came to pick up Qin Nian twice, and both of them were beaten the first time.
The second time, Mrs. Li was scalded. The third time, they didn't dare to come, so they asked Mrs. Qin to come with her two sons and a daughter-in-law.
Qin Rongsheng and Li Dahua asked their son and daughter-in-law to capture Qin Nian back.
Every family with girls in the village asked a matchmaker to go to Old Wang's house to propose marriage, for if it was too late they might be too late.
Qin Rong had warned Qin Duo that Qin Nian liked to hit his ears with a wooden stick, and he was very rough with it, so he should be careful not to get hit.
Qin Duo came over to catch the man, and when he saw Qin Nian picking up the oak shovel, he immediately thought of his parents' instructions.
He was afraid of being patted on the ears, but Qin Nian didn't pat his ears this time. Instead, she lifted the oak wood and poked it forward hard, hitting Qin Duo's ankle.
With just one simple move, Qin Duo fell down howling.
Granny Li chuckled: "Xiao Nian, have you learned grandma's golden trick? You are worthy of being the child I raised, you are so smart."
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